Oil Guage Indication
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Oil Guage Indication
My truck is a 67 Ranger 250, 352 C6. My oilguage pegs out when I turn the key on, and when I start the truck it gradually goes back down to nothing (about as fast as it should rise up to pressure normally). It has a new sender, and a direct reading gauge indicated about 40 PSI at idle. I do not understand how the gauge works, if it could be a defective gauge or another sender gone bad. It's as if the gauge is just reading an opposite voltage than it's supposed to. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. It has 154K. I'll see about posting some pics soon. THANKS!
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Oil Guage Indication
Roger, Follow the wire coming in while checking for a broken place in the insulation, it could be touching metal and grounding.
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Oil Guage Indication
My truck is a 67 Ranger 250, 352 C6. My oilguage pegs out when I turn the key on, and when I start the truck it gradually goes back down to nothing (about as fast as it should rise up to pressure normally). It has a new sender, and a direct reading gauge indicated about 40 PSI at idle. I do not understand how the gauge works, if it could be a defective gauge or another sender gone bad. It's as if the gauge is just reading an opposite voltage than it's supposed to. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. It has 154K. I'll see about posting some pics soon. THANKS!
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